Memorial · NPS · OK
Oklahoma City National Memorial
Photo: NPS photo, Children's Area
Alerts and conditions
Information Museum to Remain Open During Construction
The Oklahoma City National Memorial Museum, Outdoor Symbolic Memorial, and Book Store will remain open during the construction of Foreward - a new Chapter of the museum. Visitors will enter through a new entrance on the southwest corner of the building. A temporary Visitor Experience Center has been placed near the museum for visitors to purchase tickets and browse Memorial merchandise. For more information on Foreward, please visit http://www.memorialmuseum.com.
Overview
The outdoor symbolic memorial is a place of quiet reflection, honoring victims, survivors, rescuers, and all who were changed forever on April 19, 1995. It encompasses the now sacred soil where the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building once stood, capturing and preserving forever the place and events that changed the world.
From the National Park Service
History
The designation history for this site (every law, proclamation and order, and the administration behind each) is being researched and checked by the Library’s historians.
What to see and do
Activities
- Guided Tours
- Self-Guided Tours - Walking
- Junior Ranger Program
Plan your visit
Hours
Oklahoma City National Memorial: Outdoor Symbolic Memorial: The Outdoor Symbolic Memorial is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, all year long.
The Oklahoma City National Memorial Museum: Please visit www.memorialmuseum.org for hours of operation and to purchase tickets.
Fees and passes
- Timed Entry Reservation - Location — $18.00
The America the Beautiful pass covers entrance fees at federal recreation lands across all four agencies.
Getting there
The Memorial & Museum are located at 6th St. and Harvey Ave in Oklahoma City, OK.
Weather
Summers are very warm with temperatures averaging mid-high 90’s. Also, be mindful of the heat index. Spring weather brings mild temperatures, 60’s-70’s, but the ability to produce severe storms that could include heavy rains, strong winds, hail, and tornadoes. While winters are generally mild delivering temperatures in the 30’s and 40’s, the wind chill can be brutal. No matter the season you are planning to visit, be prepared for the winds to be gusting.
Phone: 4056098859
Whose lands these are
These lands are the ancestral and present-day homelands of Native nations. A section on whose lands these are is being prepared with tribal review. In the meantime, Native Land Digital offers a starting point.
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Pair it with
- Chickasaw National Recreation Area NPS · 76 miles
- Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge FWS · 83 miles
- Deep Fork National Wildlife Refuge FWS · 88 miles
- Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge FWS · 97 miles
- Washita National Wildlife Refuge FWS · 99 miles
- Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge FWS · 102 miles